2019 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 14 - Regulation of Whaling
Subchapter II - Whaling Convention Act
Sec. 916b - Acceptance or rejection by United States Government of regulations, etc.; acceptance of reports, recommendations, etc., of Commission

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 916b (2019)
Section Name §916b. Acceptance or rejection by United States Government of regulations, etc.; acceptance of reports, recommendations, etc., of Commission
Section Text

The Secretary of State is authorized, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce, to present or withdraw any objections on behalf of the United States Government to such regulations or amendments of the schedule to the convention as are adopted by the Commission and submitted to the United States Government in accordance with article V of the convention. The Secretary of State is further authorized to receive on behalf of the United States Government reports, requests, recommendations, and other communications of the Commission, and to act thereon either directly or by reference to the appropriate authority.

Source Credit

(Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 653, §4, 64 Stat. 422; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.)

Editorial Notes TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, see note set out under section 916 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 14 - REGULATION OF WHALING
SUBCHAPTER II - WHALING CONVENTION ACT
Sec. 916b - Acceptance or rejection by United States Government of regulations, etc.; acceptance of reports, recommendations, etc., of Commission
Contains section 916b
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 64 Stat. 422
84 Stat. 2090
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